Ancient Egypt for KidsStories, Myths, and Legends

Like people everywhere, the ancient
Egyptians loved stories. Some of their stories were scary! Some were
funny! Some were about animals. Some were warnings! Some were
stories about their many (many!) gods. There was no profession of
storyteller in ancient Egypt as there was in some of the other
ancient African civilizations. In ancient Egypt, everyone told
stories. Some of the stories below were written in modern times
about ancient Egypt, and some are very, very old.